The story is set on the planet Lumimaire, with the Lightstar Crystal as the center of the series. Baron Dark tried to steal it, but he could obtain only half of the Crystal, empowering him with the ability to turn people into the eponymous Skeleton Warriors, while Prince Lightstar, the one who was guarding the crystal, obtained the other half. Then, a battle ensued, in which each side tried to obtain the other's half while guarding its own. Lightstar isn't alone, since his siblings, Joshua (who was closer with Baron Dark until their Karmic Transformation) and Jennifer, and their uncle Ursak formed the Legion of Light. Their half of the crystal gave them many powers, such as energy channelizing (Lightstar), flight (Jennifer/Talyn) and shadow-travelling (Joshua/Grimskull).

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After the End: Luminicity depended on the Lightstar Crystal to provide limitless power. When the Crystal is shattered, the resulting power surge causes widespread destruction and leaves the kingdom vulnerable to the rising threat of the Skeleton Warriors. By the time the Legion of Light is formed, Baron Dark already rules much of the world, and the ruins of highways and cities dot the landscape.

And Then John Was a Zombie: The fearful soldier Ferris, after being rescued at the start of "Heart and Soul", is skeletonized by Baron Dark during a battle shortly afterwords. He gets better, which leads to the discovery of a cure for the Skeleton Warrior transformation.

Attack Its Weak Point: The titular Skeleton Warriors, who can normally just reassemble themselves after any attack, have 'Heart Stones' inside their rib cages that if destroyed or removed would turn them back into human beings.

The Atoner: Grimskull intends to redeem himself after helping Baron Dark to steal half the Lightstar Crystal.

Badass Family: The core group consists of two brothers, their sister and their uncle leading the resistance.

Black Sheep: Prince Joshua/Grimskull, who originally sided with Baron Dark against Justin due to being jealous of his brother's inheritance of the throne. When the full extent of Dark's evil is revealed, however, he pulls a Heel–Face Turn and becomes The Atoner.

Bloodless Carnage: People get turned into skeletons rather then being killed. If the skeletons are knocked apart, the bones fly back into place.

Butt Monkey: If something bad is about to happen to any one of the Skeleton Warriors, then it's probably going to happen to Dagger.

Capture the Flag: By way of Dismantled MacGuffin - Prince Justin owns one half of the Lightstar Crystal, while Baron Dark owns the other half. As a result, The Legion of Light and the Skeleton Warriors are both trying to capture the opposition's half of the Crystal, while simultaneously protecting their own.

Crazy-Prepared: Ursak seems like this at first, but then it is subverted. In one episode, it showed that he helped build a machine that let him see the future. After seeing the rise of the Skeleton Warriors, he starting preparing and waiting for the day that he knew would come, just not when exactly.

Darkest Hour: Episode 13. Baron Dark joins both halves of the Lightstar Crystal, which grants him a slew of godlike powers and the ability to transform people into Skeleton Warriors regardless of their morality. He then leads a massive assault on Luminicity to convert all the remaining humans into skeletons, whether they're part of the Legion of Light or not.

His name's Baron Dark, he turns people in evil skeletons, and all of them enjoy the night far more then the day.

Averted with Grimskull. Dark clothing and a shadow walker, but he's loyal to his family.

Decapitated Army: Discussed by Baron Dark and Dr. Cyborn, after the Skeleton Warriors' Weaksauce Weakness is discovered. When a Skeleton Warrior is changed back into a human, Baron Dark can just "reskeletonize" them; but what happens if Baron Dark himself gets changed back?

Eleventh Hour Superpower: Prince Justin's sword is revealed to be made from a third piece of the Lightstar Crystal, and Like Cannot Cut Like. This quickly evens the playing field between him and the Lightstar-empowered Baron Dark during the final battle.

Hopeless War: Until the weakness of the Skeleton Warriors is discovered, the good guys are essentially fighting one. How do you win a war against an enemy that can't be killed, and who can convert nearly any living human into their service?

Implacable Man: While they aren't as strong or skilled as the heroes, Baron Dark and the Skeleton Warriors are totally immortal and simply reform a few seconds after being shattered, meaning they can win battles through raw attrition. The Skeleton Warriors are well aware of this, and are quick to gloat about it.

The Necrocracy: The Skeleton Warriors, under Baron Dark's rule, control their civilization with an iron fist. Anyone too good-of-heart to be transformed into a Skeleton Warrior is instead used as slave labor to build weapons, munitions and skycyles.

Nepotism: When Grimskull's betrayal is publicly revealed, his brother's refusal to have him executed is perceived as this by the people.

Non-Human Undead: Aracula and Klaw - A spider-man and a wolf-man, respectively, turned into Skeleton Warriors.

Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Played with - Baron Dark turns humans that defect to him into skeleton warriors, even if they would be more useful staying The Mole. It is perfectly in character for him, though: He's not only the sole infector of The Virus (making everyone "joined in the darkness"), but the conversion is shown to make the victim far more loyal to him. A rabid dog becomes obedient, traitors and mercenaries who were Only in It for the Money instantly settle for doing his bidding only For the Evulz. Magically-enforced loyalty is probably the safest way to deal with someone who has a track record of betrayal.

Sixth Ranger: The Skeleton Warriors get one in the form of Klaw, a wolf-man mercenary who intentionally skeletonizes himself using Baron Dark's collapsing skeletonization ray. He ends up being more competent than all of Dark's usual henchmen combined, and is noticeably more shatter-resistant than the average Skeleton Warrior.

The So-Called Coward: A Legion of Light warrior thinks himself a Dirty Coward because he ran from the skeleton warriors. However the flashback shows he only fled when his weapon ran out of power and he had no way of fighting them.

Spare to the Throne: When Grimskull's pre-Heel–Face Turn crime becomes publicly known, the people of Luminicity want him to be executed for this and the only way his brother can spare him without having to face a revolt is by being executed in his place. With Lightstar dead and Grimskull still being labeled a traitor, their sister will be the next in line to become the ruler of Luminicity regardless of the fact she never received any training for this. Fortunately, Grimskull earned forgiveness on time to prevent any executions from happening.

Weaksauce Weakness: Initially, the Skeleton Warriors seem nearly unstoppable - While they can be shattered easily, they reform themselves within seconds, and their leader can create new Skeleton Warriors simply by touching people. Everything changes after Episode 3, however, when the Skeleton Warriors are revealed to have 'heart stones' inside their ribcages. If these stones are ever destroyed or removed, the Skeleton Warrior instantly transforms back into a human being, which also breaks Baron Dark's control over their mind if they weren't a willing recruit.

What Happened to the Mouse?: At the end of the series, Baron Dark and the Lightstar Crystal are destroyed, but Dark's huge Skeleton Warrior army - including his lieutenants and the several dozen innocent people he managed to skeletonize during the final battle - remains unaccounted for.

Zombie Apocalypse: The Skeleton Warriors. Baron Dark is able to inflict the transformation on humans, and quickly builds an army of near-unstoppable undead minions to conquer the world. By episode 12, the Skeleton Warriors are numerous enough to fill every seat in a huge stadium.

Zombie Infectee: Grimskull is partially-transformed into a Skeleton Warrior when the Lightstar Crystal is shattered. He develops a psychic link with Baron Dark, a trait implied to be common to Skeleton Warriors, and faces constant distrust and suspicion from the Legion of Light. Baron Dark is quick to take advantage of this, and hatches several plots to cause infighting among the Legion by playing on their paranoia and making Grimskull look like The Corruptible.

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